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WEDNESDAY, $&T. 7, 1904. Th? Sumter Watchman wal founded in ?S50 and the Drue Southron in 1866. The Watchman, and Southron now bas. the com? bined circulation and infi.uf-.es of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. Charleston business men are talking of getting up a fall festival or gala week. They should wait until the Game Cock City Carnival has been held to see how to do it. The Russians are the under dog in the.?ght now and many people who at t?e'beginning were pro Jap^ in senti? ment are beginning to sympathize with the poor Bear. The encampment at Manassas will he a picnic for Gen. Corbin and his crowd of guests but the men will find it neither pleasant nor prof table. The Russians beat the world in get? ting the stuning licked out o? them in carrying out a well defined plan of campaign. Gen. Kuropatkin must have made his plans to suit the Japa? nese. Sumter is ou8 of the two or three counties in the State to return the en? tire old delegation to the Legislature. Kershaw county also returned the \old delegation* but Darlington and Lee maie a clean sweep and sent ajl new reen. There will be numbers of new men in the next Legislature, the primary having resulted in the defeat of many men who have been prominent in both Senate and House for several years, and* we fear the change, is not for the better. The way some of the newspaper are roasting Senator Tillman for giv? ing expression to h's rough and ready views on the Brice bill will please him immensely. He is the shrewdest advertiser who ever put his hoof in South Carolina and yet he has never employed a press agent or ad. writer ] or paid a cent for the thousands of columns of advertising he has received. Aiken county is next on the list to reap benefit from the labors of Immi? gration Comm issi oner Watson. The -contracts were signed last week for the sale of 20,000 acres in Aiken coun? ty for^colonization purposes. The ?promoters of this colony expect to 'settle about 500 families of Scandina? vian farmers on this tract. The race for Railroad Cc missioner is now between John H. Earle and John G. Mobley. Sumter county will probably give John Earle a decided 'majority in the second primary, for he .wis born in this county and spent the *e?rly half of his life here. His friends .aie already bard at work in his behalf and it is safe to put Sumter in the Eirle column. Several South Carolina Colonels, who imagine they have a cali to fill public' office, are already running as hard as they can for the Governorship ir 1906. Some of them are sure to fell by the wayside before the . cam? paign of 1906 formally opens, but a few ci the aspirants are stickers and never] give up the race when a political *oi5ee is the gcal. Now, tb.at the primary has decided ir no uncertain manner that Supervi? ser Seale is to have at least two years more in which to build good roads, tt.ere is no harm in suggesting that ti e city of Sumter would appreciate ? the early completion of a clay and Sind roadway from the city limits to the Lee county line. The Bishopville") . public road was materially improved i about -eighteen months ago, but t?i?re is still room fer improvement. Josh Ashley, of Anderson county has been re-elected to the House by a big majority. His ambition twp- years ago led bim to make the attempt to break into the Senate, but Ander? son county did not consider him sen? atorial timber, and he was left at home. Josh's chief claim to fame luis heretofore rested upon his cham? pionship of the cur dogs of South Car? olina and his violent and persistent opposition to every bill to impose a tax on dogs. A study of the figures showing the comparativa number of meu engaged in the greatest battles cf modern times will prove interesting and will give a clearer idea, than could other? wise be obtained, ; of the gigantic struggle now going on at Liao Yang. Not only are the armies greatly super? ior in point of numbers, but when the character of their arms and equipment is taken into consideration the battles of Napoleon and of our own war be? tween the States seems insignificant. The campaign that lias jest closed was altogether the cleanest and pleas? antest that we? have had for years. There was little or no bitterness en? gendered and there was practically none of the'offensive and disgusting person ali ties that have bad so promi? nent a part in nearly all ^campaigns of recent years. It is true that, in sofar as State affairs are concerned', it was an issueless campaign and the candidates were two few in numbers to create much political friction and heat, yet taking it all in all it was a decided improvement in many respects, especially in platform manners, over previous campaigns. The credit is due to the people and not to the can? didates, and the .change for the bet? ter is welcomed for ii presages the time when candidates must seek office solely upon their own merits and not upon the demerits of their opponents. Richard Harding Davis, whose cor? respondence during the war with Spain and his writings since convey the impression that he had fully as mr'a /todo with the success of the American army and navy as Theodore Roosevelt ascribes to himself, has be? come disgusted with the haughty and I independent manner in which the Japanese commanders are conducting their campaign in Manchuria and has withdrawn the light of his counte nance-from them. When they declined to permit him to roam at will over tho battle ground and stationed him eight miles distant from the fighting line he induced the other correspondents to join in sending a Ronna Robin to Gen. Oku d?manding better treatment. Gen. Oku replied with the greatest politeness to the communication, and informed the dissatisfied correspond? ents that at future battles they would be stationed only four miles from the fighting lines. Then Mr. Davis quit . and started home, for he could not endure the ignominy of being classed with baggage and other army impedi? menta. THE STATE H QU SE SUIT. } The suit against Architect Milburn and Unkefer, Mcllvain & Co., the contractors who completed the State Honsey promises to be a case of more than -ordinary interest owing to the serious nature of the charges brought against the architect and contractors. The commission composed of State officials and members of the Legisla? ture that had charge of this work hav? ing undertaken, in their reply to the report of the committee appointed to investigate the work cn the State House, to defend the architect and con? tractors and justify their acceptance of the job, cannot fail to be drawn into the fight in the courts. Consequent? ly we look for the snit, to take on a political complexion, and there will be fully as mach politics as law in the contest. The charges against Ar? chitect Milburnare especially damag? ing and a verdict against him would be tantamount to his professional ruin, for he will be discredited in the eyes of the public and no one will care to employ an architect who has been proven guilty of conspiracy to de? fraud his clients. He will fight the case to the bitter end and bis friends will rally to his support. As we view it the State House com? mission has nothing to do with the suit that has been brought against Architect Milburn and the contractors, and they should keep hands off unless they desire to make common cause with those who are accused of defraud? ing Hie State. Mr. Milburn and the contractors must stand or fall by the work on the State House, and they must prove that the work was honest? ly and properly performed to estab? lished their innocence. If the work is defective and in accordance with the .letter of the specifications nothing that the members of the commission can say will alter the facts. The commission bad nothing to do with r j the work, and if Architect Milburn who was employed to see that the con? tract was carried ont and the work properly performed conspired with the contractors to deceive the commission and defraud the State it was the mis? fortune and not the fault of the corn mission that they retained through? out the transaction -a mistaken and" misplaced confidence in the profession ? al ability and integrity of their archi ; tsct. They were guided by the ad j vice of Mr. Milburn in accepting the I work from the contractors and if they i were deceived by him with fradulent i intent the wrong committed was Mr. ] Milburn'?, not theirs. The issue is j between the State and Mr. Milburn, ! and thc State House is the evidence and rho members of the commission had best leave the issue to be fought one on these lines. They were not sup? posed to be expert judges of stone t work, and for that very reason they I were given authority to employ an architect to advise them and superin tend the work, and unless they now propose to set themselves up as experts they should stand aside and let Mr. Milburn fight his own battle. The adventure of Senator Latimer in New York City reminds us of a story the late Col. Marion Sanders frequently told on himself with a great deal of enjoyment. Along in the '80s when he was a member of the Governor's Staff he went to New York City with the "Governor and a big crowd of generals, colonels, mayors, captains and a few other military men to attend a celebration, we have for? gotten exactly what. The whole outfit was gorgeously uniformed, especially the colonels, who had gotten them? selves up regardless of expense One night Col. Sanders, started ont to attend a meeting held in honor of tiie visiting Governors and their Staffs, but he lost his way and finally drift? ed into a big hali where a band was playing. As he walked in, a commit? tee of uniformed men met him and escorted him to the platform and gave him the seat of honor. In a few minutes the presiding officer intro? duced him as the distinguished and honored guest of the occasion and called on him for a speech. He was somewhat surprised, particularly, as he saw none of his party present, but concluding that they had all got lest1 and had net been as ?lucky as he had been to find themselves again, he felt that the reputation of the South depended upon him, so he got up made his bow and gave the big crowd a rip snorting Bull Run to Appomattox, Uncle Bob Lee, Stonewall Jackson Bebel Yell speech that made the whole Yankee army look like thirty cents. And when it was all over he found out he had been talking to a Grand i Army rally. The Chicago butchers are still car? rying on a strike, hut they are playing a losing game and thus far have in? jured themselves far more than they have the packfers. I If President Roosevelt's letter of acceptance contains as many words as reported a few days ago it should be issued as a special edition of the Con? gressional Record and the census of 1900 might be used as a mailing list. Not a single Republican paper or magazine has a favorable opinion of John Sharpe Williams' speech of noti? fication to Vice Presidential Candidate Davis. Evidently it hit the mark aimed at. The Cotton Producers' Protective Associations which are bsing organ? ized in various sections of the State contain the germ of great good to the farmers, but, as with the Alliance, the germ of practical benefit is likely to be killed by political aspirations of those who assnme the role of leaders in the movement. Japan has secured absolute control of Corea, although that country will retain a nominal independence and must be treated with as an in? dependent power by other nations. Japan has effectually shut Russia ont of Corea, and if the war is barren of all other benefits to Japan, the posses? sion of Corea will go far toward com? pensating for the cost of the war. We have received with a good deal of doubt the reports sent ont from va; rious parts of Georgia, Florida and Alabama that there is in those states a wide spread organization of negroes whose/purpose is robbery and murder of the whites: bnt be the reports false or true the publication of these ? reports bode no good for the negroes. That there is a general organization, controlled ^and directed by officers from a centrai headquarters we seri? ously doubt, for no negro with'suffici? ent intelligence and ability to create and direct such an organization could be such a fool-as well as snch a cold blooded villian-not to know that the result of such an organization would be the death and destruction of every negro connected with the organization as well as hundreds of innocent and inoffensive ?nembereof the negro race The majoriy of the white people of the Sonth have nothing bnt kindly feeling for the negro race as a whole and all the ill feeling and animosity that has developed in recent years have- been the direct outgrowth of the evil conduct of the criminal and idle members of the negro race.' The kindly feeling toward the negroes is dependent, however, upon the con? duct of the negroes, and if it be? comes an established fact that any considerable number of negroes have banded together in a secret organiza? tion for the purpose of robbery, mur? der and worse crimes, kindly senti? ment will vanish and the nergoes will suffer in proportion to their miscon? duct. There is a place in the South for the law-abiding and industrious negro and they are safeguarded in the enjoyment of the fruits of their indus? try. There is work for each and ' ev? ery one of them and not one negro need be idle a day in the year. The trades are open to them and there is no discrimination against them on ac? count of color, as there is in rhe north and west. A capable negro mechanic is always certain of employment at re? munerative wages in .the South, and so long as he is law abiding he has no just cause for complaint of the treatment he receives. It is the idle and criminal class that is responsible for all the trouble between whites and negroes in the South and if these classes grow in numbers and vicious? ness the result will be the increase of trouble between the races. If there is any substantial foundation for the re? ports that there are hundreds of Be? fore Day Clubs of negro murderers al? ready in existence in the South we are at the beginning of troublous times. The whites may suffer greatly, but the negroes will be the greater sufferers in the end. When the collection begins for the Carnival don't begin figuring how little you can get off with, but give every dollar you can afford. Weekly Crop Bulletin. j ^ Section Director Bauer today iss j his weekly crop bulletin, as follows i The week ending 8 a. m., Sept ber 5th, had a mean temperature c degrees, which is about one de; above normal. The temperature very uniform throughout the wi The extremes were a minimum o at Greenville on August 30fcli, an maximum of 94 at Blackville on 3d. The sunshine was slightly ab the normal amount, and the rela1 humidity was slightly below. Ti were no violent wind, or any 1 storms during the week. The precipitation averaged than the weekly normal amount, though in the northwest counties ; in the middle Savannah valley co ties there were excessive rains loca! over quite large areas. A number places had no rain until the 4th, wi generally showery conditions pev; ed over the entire state. What r fell during the week was &eners beneficial. The moderately high temperatui and general absence of pr?cipit?t were favorable, and farm work m? rapid progess. Fodder pulling is under way, ? nearing completion in the west counties, and is practically finished the eastern ones. The bulk of the c< crop has matured, and it is a u formly large crop. On sandy lands, cotton has stopj growing, and generally stopped fro ing; it is opening fast ,with picki general, over the eastern ?hd cent counties, while picking has just 1 gun in the western counties wh< I the crop is from one to three wee late. Kust, shedding and blight c( tinne to cause deterioration on lig lands, and rust has appeared on soi clay lands and on sea island cottc Boll worms and caterpillars have ? peared in a few fields, but are not } threatening. Sea island cotton heavily fruited, and is still bloomi freely. The weather was ideal for cutti rice, and much of the early plant crop has bee^ harvested ; late rice very promising: rice birds have a peared in a few coast fields. Consi erable hay was cnt and cured in fi condition. Peas are fruiting heavi recently. Nearly all reports indica a continuing promising condition all minor crops and fall truck. Stateburg Items. State burg, Sept. 6.-Cotton is beii gathered in rapidly, but our farme look blue over the prospect. Ti crop is much shorter than was expec ed some weeks ago. The heavy rail .yesterday and today caught a go( deal of the "fleecy staple." Mr. William H. Barnwell left c Monday for Atlanta where he wi enter business. . Miss Lila Davis Tew returned i Columbia on Monday after a pleasai visit to Miss Sue Lee. Miss" Fannie C. Sumter, of Sumte is visiting Miss Agnes H. Burgess. Mrs. S. H. Ramsey has returne home after two weeks spent in Pr vateeri Miss Tillie Find is visiting be friend Miss Ethel Cross in Chester. Mr.Frank P. Burgess left on Thurs day for Bishopville, where he will bu cotton during the season. Miss Emma M. Frierson who is i Charleston, spent Sunday at home. Mr. C. E. Cabaniss of Petersburg Va., is the guest of Mr. W. D. Frier son. Miss Kate Bull returned to Charles ton on Friday, after a pleasant sta; with relatives and friends. Mrs. C. M. Holcombe, leaves OJ Wednesday for North Carolina. He many friends hate to see her go. Fo many years she has been our faithfu postmistress. Mr. Harry Bull is in Sumter in th employ of the Telephone Company. Attention, Managers Primary Electioi THE SAME Managers will serve or the 13th. One from each club will cal on Mr. H. L. B. Wells on Saturday lOtb, Tor boxes, ballots and blanks One of the Mauagers should take th< boxes and returns to the Court Hons? on Thursday, loth, or the Executivi Committeeman may do so. Checks foi the pay of Managers will be issuec that day to the managers present oi to the Executive Committeman. Al bills should be in hands of Secretar} and Treasurer on that day, so we car pav same and close up our accounts. E. W. DABBS, County Chairman. Sept 7-lt Herald and Freeman copy. Master's Sale. BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter Coun? ty in the State of South Carolina, in thc case of Moses E. L^pez against Mary E, Hall, Lizzie May Hail, Robert Troy Hall and Rutledge China Hal), I will sell to the highest bidder at public auction at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina, on saleday in October, 1904, be in^ the third day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following de? scribed real estate, to wit : All that tract of land in said County and State containing one hundred and fifty acres more or less, bounded North by 1 lids nf Thomas Osteen, East und South by lands of estate McLeod, and West by lands of Widow Kolb. Terms of sale Cash. Purchaser to pay for napers. H. FRANK WILSON, Master for Sumter County. Sept. 7 4t Is full of promise for Sumter merchants, The indications are that Our Farming Friends Upon whom we are so largely dependent, will make a good crop of cotton, and if anything like the present prices are maintained, they can look forward to A Happy Christmas. Already they have harvested good grain crops, and' we can? not conceive of any greater happiness than to feel that ti .y are not dependent upon the west for their bread, and the sur? plus from their cotton crop can be used in improving their homes., which means Happiness to Their Families. It is useless to say that we have made ususual preparations for the season's business, and with a continuance of the pa? tronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upon us, which we so? licit most earnestly, there will be no disappointment on our part. Enlarge and Improve Has always been our policy, and a glance through our stores and warehouses is a convincing proof that they are stocked as never before, and probably as no other mercantile ' house has ever been stocked in Sumter. We are frequently asked, why do you buy such a large stock, and our reply is that ia buying quantities We Save Money for Our Patrons And another reason is we have the friends to buy them. There is no town in the State in which there is a better class of merchants or more active competition than in Sumter, and while this house is credited with doing The Largest Business It is only by the strictest care in buying, and the closest mar? gin of profit in selling, that we can maintain our supremacy. It matters not what baits or inducements our competitors may offer we will take care of our friends, let the cost be what it may. The present state of the weather does not justify us in en? tering into a detailed description of our Winter fabrics, but this will be taken up later. O'DONNELL & COMPANY. The Welsh Neck High Schcol Has just closed a prosperous session, enroll? ing 194 boarding students. Its catalogues are now ready for distribution. Send us your address and we will take pleasure in mailing one to you You m?t enjoy look? ing over it. J. W. GAINES, Prin., Hartsville, S. 0. June 15-3m J. D. Craig Furniture Co. Funeral Directors =AND--?? Licensed Embalmers, No. 202 North Main Street. With a full and complete stock of supplies, larger than ever before, we are better prepar? ed to render prompt and satisfactory service. Calls attended promptly Day Phone, 14 - WS^t Phone, 201. ---?mmm KEEP US IN MIND. We buy and sell Real Estate and collect Rents, in city or country. . . We sell all kinds of Insurance, including Fire, Lite, Accident and Health, representing only the strongest companies. . We'll appreciate a share ai your business. WHITE & MCCALLUM, The Real Estate and Insurance Men. OFFICE NO. 18S. MAIN STP.EET - . PHONE NO. 143. Mch 9-ly